Data
Catholic U. America, The
| Fields | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All fields | 61 | 75 | 72 | 62 | 104 | 106 | 86 | 81 | 92 | 87 |
| Science and engineering | 32 | 43 | 38 | 36 | 45 | 50 | 37 | 28 | 39 | 38 |
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Biochemistry and biophysics | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 2 | . |
| Biology and biomedical sciences, general | . | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy | . | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | . | . |
| Microbiology and immunology | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | . | 1 | . |
| Molecular biology | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . |
| Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 1 |
| Biology and biomedical sciences, other | . | . | . | . | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . |
| Computer and information sciences | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Computer science | 2 | . | . | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Computer and information sciences, other | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| Engineering | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Bioengineering and biomedical engineering | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | . | 2 |
| Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Electrical and computer engineering | . | 3 | . | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 7 | 5 |
| Materials and mining engineering | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Mechanical engineering | 1 | 3 | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . |
| Engineering, other | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Geological sciences | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Health sciences | 6 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Nursing science | 4 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Public health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Health sciences, other | 2 | 2 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Physical sciences | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Astronomy and astrophysics | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Chemistry | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Physics | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | . | 4 |
| Psychology | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| Clinical psychology | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Research and experimental psychology | 2 | 3 | 2 | . | . | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Psychology, other | . | . | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | . | 1 | 1 |
| Social sciences | 4 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Political science and government | 3 | . | . | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Sociology, demography, and population studies | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
| Social sciences, other | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Non-science and engineering | 29 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 59 | 56 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 49 |
| Business | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Business | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Education | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Education leadership and administration | . | . | . | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Education research | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Teacher education and teaching fields | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . |
| Education, other | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Humanities and arts | 26 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 44 | 43 | 36 | 46 | 42 | 39 |
| Letters | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Foreign languages and literature | 4 | . | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 1 | . |
| History | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Philosophy and religious studies | 6 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| Music and performing arts | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | 4 |
| Humanities and arts, other | 13 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| Other non-science and engineering | 2 | 3 | 1 | . | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . |
| Public administration and social services | 2 | 3 | 1 | . | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Non-science and engineering, other | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | . | . |
NOTES:
- . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates
